Abstract
Polymeric micelles based on poly(γ-benzyl-l-glutamate)–poly(ethylene glycol) graft copolymer (PBLG-g-PEG) with various degrees of grafting and the mixtures composed of PBLG-g-PEG and poly(γ-benzyl-l-glutamate)–poly(ethylene glycol) block copolymer (PBLG-b-PEG) were prepared by the dialysis method in deionized water. Fluorescence spectroscopy and transmission electron microscope (TEM) have been used to study the self-assembly behavior. The experimental results revealed that the degree of grafting exerts marked effect on the critical micelle concentration (CMC) and the morphology of the micelle formed by PBLG-g-PEG. With increasing the degree of grafting, the CMC value becomes larger and the morphology of formed micelle changes from irregular shape to spindle. It was also found that mixtures of PBLG-g-PEG/PBLG-b-PEG can associate into hybrid polymeric micelle with various shapes.
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